Culture and Sport.
Arts, heritage, media, and sport policy
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | -4 | 46% on-whip · 339 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -5 | 45% on-whip · 101 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +49 | 99% on-whip · 65 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | -7 | 43% on-whip · 41 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +32 | 82% on-whip · 12 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +4 | 54% on-whip · 6 MPs | |
| Plaid Cymru | Plaid | +50 | 100% on-whip · 4 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +30 | 80% on-whip · 4 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2025 | Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Report: Amendment 1 Aye: Support the proposed change to the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill as set out in Amendment 1 · No: Oppose Amendment 1, preferring to keep the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill as it stands | 2 | 49 | No |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: Amendment 18 Aye: Support Amendment 18 to the Football Governance Bill, proposing a change to the regulatory framework for football · No: Oppose Amendment 18, preferring the bill as currently drafted without this modification | 180 | 337 | No |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 3 Aye: Support adding New Clause 3 to the Football Governance Bill, likely an opposition or backbench amendment seeking to alter the bill's regulatory framework · No: Reject New Clause 3, maintaining the bill as drafted by the government — the large No majority (340 vs 86) is consistent with the Labour government whipping against the amendment | 88 | 340 | No |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading Aye: Support creating an independent regulator for English football to protect clubs, fans, and the financial sustainability of the game · No: Oppose the Football Governance Bill, likely citing concerns about state intervention in sport, regulatory burden on clubs, or the specific model of regulation proposed | 414 | 99 | Yes |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye: Support adding New Clause 1 to the Football Governance Bill, likely proposing an additional or alternative regulatory provision beyond what the government's Bill contains · No: Reject New Clause 1, backing the Bill as drafted by the government without this additional provision | 170 | 346 | No |
All 7 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on culture and sport is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Apsana Begum | Poplar and Limehouse | 100% |
| Ian Byrne | Liverpool West Derby | 100% |
| Marsha De Cordova | Battersea | 75% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| John Whittingdale | Maldon | 67% |
| Bernard Jenkin | Harwich and North Essex | 67% |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | 67% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew George | St Ives | 100% |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | 100% |
| Tim Farron | Westmorland and Lonsdale | 100% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ryan | Burnley | 67% |
| Chris Evans | Caerphilly | 50% |
| Seema Malhotra | Feltham and Heston | 50% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | 100% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 100% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 100% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Pochin | Runcorn and Helsby | 75% |
| Danny Kruger | East Wiltshire | 67% |
| Lee Anderson | Ashfield | 50% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Culture and Sport” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.